# Priam

**Repository Path**: mirrors_netflix/Priam

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: Priam
- **Description**: Co-Process for backup/recovery, Token Management, and Centralized Configuration management for Cassandra.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Apache-2.0
- **Default Branch**: 4.x
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2026-05-23

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

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## Important Notice
* Priam 3.11 branch supports Cassandra 3.x. Netflix internally uses Apache Cassandra 3.0.19.

## Table of Contents
[**TL;DR**](#tldr)

[**Features**](#features)

[**Compatibility**](#compatibility)

[**Installation**](#installation)

**Additional Info**
  * [**Cluster Management**](#clustermanagement)
  * [**Changelog**](#changelog)


## TL;DR
Priam is a process/tool that runs alongside Apache Cassandra to automate the following:
- Backup and recovery (Complete and incremental)
- Token management
- Seed discovery
- Configuration
- Support AWS environment

Apache Cassandra is a highly available, column oriented database: http://cassandra.apache.org.

The name 'Priam' refers to the King of Troy in Greek mythology, who was the father of Cassandra.

Priam is actively developed and used at Netflix.

## Features
- Token management using SimpleDB
- Support multi-region Cassandra deployment in AWS via public IP.
- Automated security group update in multi-region environment.
- Backup SSTables from local ephemeral disks to S3.
- Uses Snappy compression to compress backup data on the fly.
- Backup throttling
- Pluggable modules for future enhancements (support for multiple data storage).
- APIs to list and restore backup data.
- REST APIs for backup/restore and other operations

## Compatibility
See [Compatibility](http://netflix.github.io/Priam/#compatibility) for details.


## Installation
See [Setup](http://netflix.github.io/Priam/latest/mgmt/installation/) for details. 


## Cluster Management
Basic configuration/REST API's to manage cassandra cluster. See [Cluster Management](http://netflix.github.io/Priam/latest/management/) for details. 
## Changelog
See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md)

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